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our first president, washington used the military and did not hesitate to use it and eisenhower was the same way. >> guest: no difference to the military and his judgment from eisenhower. >> host: because he was in charge. gfk, bay of pigs, naval blockade of cuba. >> guest: jfk finest moment in offices the cuban missile crisis. no authorization consultation with congress, manages the whole thing engages a act of war blocading cuba is inactive for and called that a quarantine but it was an act of war and he undertook that without any permission from congress and without any attack from cuba. there was a longer-term threat of attack by the change in the balance of power they were not guessing of the missiles to launch an attack. posed skill lpj, the vietnam war, funded, refunded and continue to be funded. nixon, bombs vietnam right before peace negotiations. no consent by congress. so, here we are and it is watergate. and you can tell me if i'm wrong, but to me it is unprecedented curve of presidential power in the history of our country by congress. >> guest: i think that is right. >> ho
our first president, washington used the military and did not hesitate to use it and eisenhower was the same way. >> guest: no difference to the military and his judgment from eisenhower. >> host: because he was in charge. gfk, bay of pigs, naval blockade of cuba. >> guest: jfk finest moment in offices the cuban missile crisis. no authorization consultation with congress, manages the whole thing engages a act of war blocading cuba is inactive for and called that a quarantine...
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could you tell us that story? >> host: you can tell this story. >> guest: you are their. >> host: before you ask a question, i tell you the story about. >> guest: , well, he was so convinced that the americans were bugging his hotel room that he figured if he exploded with anger, they would be listening and they would change their policy. now as i -- i asked the state department and the fbi if they were bugging the rooms, and they told me no. i don't know whether that's true or not, but they did change their policy after that. but perhaps because gromyko went and talked to large. i don't know whether they were bugging them or not. but khrushchev assumed they were. >> host: the routine of all these people, of what they did it. and from this politics to some personal questions not so many times. you just writing that khrushchev have the appetite for eating everything in the breakfast, and you making fun of these and khrushchev explained this, that he taking a day off of it died because he had the kidney problem and
could you tell us that story? >> host: you can tell this story. >> guest: you are their. >> host: before you ask a question, i tell you the story about. >> guest: , well, he was so convinced that the americans were bugging his hotel room that he figured if he exploded with anger, they would be listening and they would change their policy. now as i -- i asked the state department and the fbi if they were bugging the rooms, and they told me no. i don't know whether that's...
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what if they used them against us. look, the americans are already using these in an ad hoc kind of fashion. they fund certain things in egypt and they support things and this and that. but they haven't put it all together yet. and i'm going to put it all together and i'll demonstrate i'm the best counterterrorism expert the west ever had by sticking their thumb in their eye. they haven't come up with this strategy yet but i'm going to inoculate the global movement and by identifying them i'll make sure they can't hurt us in the future because we're all aware of them and so from then forward one time like there's another one. this is why i was saying he's the investigative, you know, reporter for al-qaeda. the six steps. amplifying backtrackers. this is something -- anybody who used to be a big voice in al-qaeda, the global jihadist movement that then renounces al-qaeda hurts them. he says it hurts them. it hurts them really bad. i call it my barking dogs metric. however many barking dogs are yapping in response to som
what if they used them against us. look, the americans are already using these in an ad hoc kind of fashion. they fund certain things in egypt and they support things and this and that. but they haven't put it all together yet. and i'm going to put it all together and i'll demonstrate i'm the best counterterrorism expert the west ever had by sticking their thumb in their eye. they haven't come up with this strategy yet but i'm going to inoculate the global movement and by identifying them i'll...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at. next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree, in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable, bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama, for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him, as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub, i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be k
you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at. next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree, in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very...
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it must be a policy imperative for all of us. and i'm happy to say that in recent weeks, both the united states congress in the senate foreign relations committee and the house foreign relations committee have held ground breaking hearings on violence against women, certainly as a human rights issue, but also as an economic issue, and as a security issue. since beijing, more and more countries have passed laws criminalizing violence against women. yet it continues to exact a toll on all societies. these laws are too often not implemented or enforced. and there is too often too large a gap between the legal status of women, de jure, and de facto. no country can prosper without half its women. solving the problems the world faces requires the full participation of women as peacemakers and peace builders, as policy experts, as decision makers, as leaders, ensuring that women can reach these roles requires that they have safe access to education and safety is still e louisive in much of -- elusive in much of the world, that they are
it must be a policy imperative for all of us. and i'm happy to say that in recent weeks, both the united states congress in the senate foreign relations committee and the house foreign relations committee have held ground breaking hearings on violence against women, certainly as a human rights issue, but also as an economic issue, and as a security issue. since beijing, more and more countries have passed laws criminalizing violence against women. yet it continues to exact a toll on all...
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to be fun and then they gave us radios. [laughter] and i think that even translates up in the current connectivity that we enjoy. but i think for me and one of the great things about the navy and something of a place tremendous value upon with all who serve and wear this uniform and burke articulated this himself and that the navy is a culture of command, it isn't a culture of staff, and that simple concept makes us who we are. the willingness to step forward when something needs to be done, the willingness to accept accountability, which is often times judged to be a bit extreme and the navy but that is what our culture is, and i find that culture of command translates to the shore as well because it is about the willingness to take on the hard things, the willingness to lead and most importantly when things are good or bad you accept the accountability, and so i do not see a distinction. i see it as a great strength of this service and i am extraordinarily proud of the men and women who live that culture. >> let me go bac
to be fun and then they gave us radios. [laughter] and i think that even translates up in the current connectivity that we enjoy. but i think for me and one of the great things about the navy and something of a place tremendous value upon with all who serve and wear this uniform and burke articulated this himself and that the navy is a culture of command, it isn't a culture of staff, and that simple concept makes us who we are. the willingness to step forward when something needs to be done,...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at. next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree, in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable, bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama, for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him, as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub, i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be k
you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at. next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree, in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very...
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it is used for that purpose. in that mission, it has never failed. >> since 1942, this is the same marble floor that every world leader has walked upon. >> when you first come into blair house, it is easy to look at it and say, wow, this is a wonderful home or beautiful museum. it is much more. it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're opening this to you, and you are here as our guest. >> when it was acquired by francis preston blair and 1837, it eventually became called the blair house, and then later on simply blair house. >> the customer has ben that house is offered to the incoming president just before their inauguration. that would stay here for a time immediately before the inauguration. >> this is the story of a house on pennsylvania avenue. usually eclipsed by its famous neighbor, the white house. guesthouse for foreign leaders, home to presidential advisers
it is used for that purpose. in that mission, it has never failed. >> since 1942, this is the same marble floor that every world leader has walked upon. >> when you first come into blair house, it is easy to look at it and say, wow, this is a wonderful home or beautiful museum. it is much more. it is a tool of diplomacy for the united states. this is the way that the nation really opens its doors to guests that we want to honor with a particular way, to say this is our home, we're...
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and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's leadership is based in the remotest areas on the afghanistan/pakistan border. so we concluded without any dissent that this was a national security issue. we could not walk away from it. the second question was therefore, what do we do about it? the answer has been laid out in a serious of speeches and public states by president obama march 27th and december of last year were the two major statements. but ther
and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in...
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it will help us in philadelphia. the unemployment is currently 11.2%, and we are concerned in 2010 as the economy continues to struggle, that that may go up. host: the headline this morning, from the conference of mayors is that they are stressing a new round of stimulus money. how much are they asking for, how much would you like to see directly given to philadelphia? guest: as much as possible, of course, but even for the federal government, the pot is not among the dead. -- unlimited. we have to recognize the fact -- the president was cleared yesterday that more needs to be done. the federal agencies as well have their own budgets. there has been so much emphasis on certain organizations, hud, transportation, education, they also have their own budgets. the main issues that we are driving home is we need the money in ever cities now. i spoke directly to the president about targeting fiscal assistance. while we get the arra dollars, and they are helpful, we cannot use them to help our budget deficits. states can, c
it will help us in philadelphia. the unemployment is currently 11.2%, and we are concerned in 2010 as the economy continues to struggle, that that may go up. host: the headline this morning, from the conference of mayors is that they are stressing a new round of stimulus money. how much are they asking for, how much would you like to see directly given to philadelphia? guest: as much as possible, of course, but even for the federal government, the pot is not among the dead. -- unlimited. we...
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[laughter] and give us a framework for moving forward. there is no doubt in my mind that the work that was done and the commitments that were made in cairo are still really the bulwark of what we intend to be doing and are expected to do on behalf of women and girls. the year 2015 is the target year. part of the reason we wanted to have this commemoration is not only to look backwards, but to look forward. what is it we will do between now and 2015? remember what was expected of us, all governments will make access to reproductive health care and family planning services a basic right. we will dramatically reduce infant, child and maternal mortality. we will open the doors of education to all citizens, but especially to girls and women. it is somewhat hard to believe in retrospect that cairo was the first-ever global forum that recognized the connection between women's health, the quality of women's lives and human progress on a broader scale. so i am delighted to join you in marking this landmark event, but more importantly to asking you
[laughter] and give us a framework for moving forward. there is no doubt in my mind that the work that was done and the commitments that were made in cairo are still really the bulwark of what we intend to be doing and are expected to do on behalf of women and girls. the year 2015 is the target year. part of the reason we wanted to have this commemoration is not only to look backwards, but to look forward. what is it we will do between now and 2015? remember what was expected of us, all...
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but these challenges do not define us as a people. what has always defined america is its ability to overcome even the most daunting difficulties. so in this new year, we can be filled with new hope and optimism that our greatest challenges will be met, that better days are ahead, and that in these difficult times, we will persevere as we always have, not just for our own individual good, but for the good of all our country and, because we believe that for those to whom much is given, much as expected. some look at washington and wonder how lawmakers who always seem to disagree can ever saw any of our problems. well is true that many of us approached issues differently, at the beginning of a new year is important to remember that we are all united by our love of country and by a common belief that no challenge is too great for the american people to overcome. political disagreements will continue in the years ahead. americans expect and deserve their elected leaders to put country first and work together to solve our common problems.
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pastorale, they want to use rail. and they want to use fast rail so that is what this is about. i look at west virginia, people necessarily assume there is a lot of passenger rail through west virginia and it's actually huge as it is obviously in southwestern virginia also. in fact, our amtrak service which senator lautenberg helps so much has increased, it's doubled in one of its lines. in the last year, doubled, and the other has risen by 19 percent. now west virginians don't travel endlessly so this is a very important statement. earlier this year senator lautenberg and i joined as he indicated with the vice president at $1.3.1 billion application to the stimulus package, it was called the speech is or not very interesting, but the money is real. and that's what counts. and i have to stay in a non-partisan fashion that is really thrilling to have as senator lautenberg pointed out some in the white house who really wants this and really cares about it, who doesn't like that level of greed up there and wants to incre
pastorale, they want to use rail. and they want to use fast rail so that is what this is about. i look at west virginia, people necessarily assume there is a lot of passenger rail through west virginia and it's actually huge as it is obviously in southwestern virginia also. in fact, our amtrak service which senator lautenberg helps so much has increased, it's doubled in one of its lines. in the last year, doubled, and the other has risen by 19 percent. now west virginians don't travel endlessly...
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there is a vehicle for taking open source ideas and making the available so that they can be used, but that whole area is just now being developed. . . this could not have been in the minds of the founding fathers when they rose a single sentence that exclusive rights to the inventors and authors. never has the world in in more need of desperate innovation. this whole stimulus package is nothing compared to the people being incentivized to solve problems. there needs to be big changes. my fear is that in the process of trying to change this for the convenience of some currently powerful industries, the unintended consequence of what is now being viewed as a reform of the patent system could lead it neutered and it would be a terrible thing to remove the incentive. a terrible thing that he will not see until the next generation goes through. >> i could listen to you with the rest of the day, the rest of the week. need to ask each of you for your prediction and hopefully it is an optimistic. >> we have a temporary reprieve from the high food prices that we have seen from 2006-2007 becaus
there is a vehicle for taking open source ideas and making the available so that they can be used, but that whole area is just now being developed. . . this could not have been in the minds of the founding fathers when they rose a single sentence that exclusive rights to the inventors and authors. never has the world in in more need of desperate innovation. this whole stimulus package is nothing compared to the people being incentivized to solve problems. there needs to be big changes. my fear...
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to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of success. but, if your enemy thinks he is winning, he is not likely to be inclined to reconciliation or accommodation, so first we have got to change the strategic logic in afghanistan, as we did successfully in iraq. reconciliation and accommodation. host: the use of money in this situation, bringing the taliban in, paying them to become part of the afghan government -- talk about that. why is that a strategy to use? guest: the taliban is not a government, not monolithic. it is various constituents with diff
to us. detrick of course is knowing which tool you need at which time. i did not think a strategy of negotiation only with the taliban is going to be effective at all. but, here i think we are on the right policy track. i think the surge in afghanistan constitutes the hammer. you can bring that down on the rock of the taliban and their allies, and you start to open up some cracks and fissures. once that happens, then i think engagement and reconciliation makes sense and has a prospect of...
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and -- didn't mind. >> reporter: officials with rapascan tell us the machines are only used if more than a metal detector is required, and passengers then get a choice between the machines and pat downs. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> well, that attempted terror plot onboard that northwest jet has major ramifications not only of course for the 23-year-old suspect but for us every time we go to the airport. we'll talk about that and this ongoing custody battle that's been five years in the making. is it over for mr. goldman here in the united states versus a maternal family in brazil and also we all do it. right? sometimes tweeting. grab our cell phones when we're board, but can you tweet from the jury box? we're going to talk about that with our legal guys. here they are. avery friedman, civil rights attorney and law professor out of cleveland, ohio and richard herman a new york crim maldefense attorney and law professor, but he's in vegas today. nice. like that. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning. >> brooke i know you're addicted. >> can be kind of bad sometimes. anyway, let's f
and -- didn't mind. >> reporter: officials with rapascan tell us the machines are only used if more than a metal detector is required, and passengers then get a choice between the machines and pat downs. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> well, that attempted terror plot onboard that northwest jet has major ramifications not only of course for the 23-year-old suspect but for us every time we go to the airport. we'll talk about that and this ongoing custody battle that's been five...
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use caution before driving or operating machinery. learn more about bipolar depression and questions to ask your doctor at seroquelxr.com bipolar depression... ...doesn't have to consume you. take the step today and ask your doctor... ...whether seroquel xr is... ...right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> not a look ahead to next week. new posl rates go into effect on january 4. tomorrow, the price of first- class stamp will not change, but expect an increase for express mail, parcells select, and a 3% increase for priority mail international. the blizzard two weeks ago has nearly bankrupt snow removal budgets for the fiscal year. maryland is already nearly $1 million over budget. virginia has spent $10 million of its $27 million. maryland will now have to shift money from other areas to cover additional snow removal costs. a status hearing is set for tuesday for a former nasa employee accused of trying to sell classified secrets to israel. he was arrested in october in an fbi sting oper
use caution before driving or operating machinery. learn more about bipolar depression and questions to ask your doctor at seroquelxr.com bipolar depression... ...doesn't have to consume you. take the step today and ask your doctor... ...whether seroquel xr is... ...right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> not a look ahead to next week. new posl rates go into effect on january 4. tomorrow, the price of first- class stamp will not change, but...
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not going to affect us any time soon. that is a windy day where they will begin to die down, especially as we go into the day on tuesday. you'll notice the big difference there by tuesday afternoon. and our forecast model, keeping it cloudy around here and tomorrow, the chance for some light snow. particularly out in the western part of the state. but we could see a few flurries for them by tomorrow afternoon. and remember, first thing tomorrow morning, heading back to work or school with the wind, it'll feel much more like the single digits. even around 0 for the first thing through the day tomorrow. and that will be a windy tea for them. but still a pwhráus reday. don't let it fool you. 31 degrees. and still it will feel like the 20s out there with that breeze. and still blowing. in the 7-day forecast. all right, still somewhat pwhráus reconditions on monday. maybe even a part of tuesday. still a little breezy around here. but finally, they are going away towards the middle part of the week. the sunshine on tap there.
not going to affect us any time soon. that is a windy day where they will begin to die down, especially as we go into the day on tuesday. you'll notice the big difference there by tuesday afternoon. and our forecast model, keeping it cloudy around here and tomorrow, the chance for some light snow. particularly out in the western part of the state. but we could see a few flurries for them by tomorrow afternoon. and remember, first thing tomorrow morning, heading back to work or school with the...
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use caution before driving or operating machinery. learn more about bipolar depression and questions to ask your doctor at seroquelxr.com bipolar depression... ...doesn't have to consume you. take the step today and ask your doctor... ...whether seroquel xr is... ...right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> tight security will be in place when the world's tallest building opens a few hours from now. it has luxury apartments, offices, and a hotel inside. it will be nearly 2,700 feet tall. it also has the most stories and the highest occupied for of any building in the world. it comes as dubai struggles to pay billions of dollars in debt. people in vermont are digging out from a record snowfall, a whopping 32 inches of snow accumulated in south burlington, setting an all-time record for one snowstorm. is not over yet. the area is expected to get a few more inches before morning. that is pretty incredible. >> it keeps things in perspective. we had a lot of snow here that melted quickly. the w
use caution before driving or operating machinery. learn more about bipolar depression and questions to ask your doctor at seroquelxr.com bipolar depression... ...doesn't have to consume you. take the step today and ask your doctor... ...whether seroquel xr is... ...right for you. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. >> tight security will be in place when the world's tallest building opens a few hours from now. it has luxury apartments, offices, and a...
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these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list, mistaken identities. host: is the list smaller today than it was when you are in the white house? guest: the master tide this is bigger now. when i left, we were closer to 500. that is now higher. there was always an attempt to refine the list and make sure you did not have wrong names on there, bad names. part of it is the commercial interests. part of it is you do not want to unnecessarily burdened travel for the american public. it is important for u.s. commerce. host: how often did you look at that list? when you are in the white house, your position was similar to john br
these are actors who are known to us or suspected to us to be very dangerous folks. a real good question here is sure that this be brought in? i would remind people, again, since our memories are short, that when i was in the white house, there was a great deal of pressure from congress and advocacy groups to which will downed the list -- to whittle down the list. there were susan cries about the number of names of the list, mistaken identity -- were cries about the number of names on the list,...
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us in the face. in the latest issue, we have this special report that looks at these new developments and makes the case that we finally should do something, do what we should have done years ago, and that is to offer humanitarian aid to the vietnamese for the suffering of those affected by agent orange and to derive by our veterans and offer v.a. care to all who serve, no questions asked. you can agree or disagree with those arguments, but i think there's no doubt, and i think we've documented pretty carefully that this is an issue that is going to be on the radar screen for the obama administration, for congress, and for the v.a. and so to discuss these issues, we brought together a panel that i'm honored to introduce now. dr. michael f. martin is a specialist in asian affairs for the congressional research service of the library of congress. dr. martin's professional career has included work in china, japan, hong kong, and vietnam. he has taught at hong kong baptist university, colby college and a
us in the face. in the latest issue, we have this special report that looks at these new developments and makes the case that we finally should do something, do what we should have done years ago, and that is to offer humanitarian aid to the vietnamese for the suffering of those affected by agent orange and to derive by our veterans and offer v.a. care to all who serve, no questions asked. you can agree or disagree with those arguments, but i think there's no doubt, and i think we've documented...
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that'll do it for us today. thanks so much for being with us. next week i'll be reporting from the international consumer electronics show in las vegas. we'll check out what's new on the horizon in terms of electronics. it's the hottest developments in the consumer technology industry. be sure to keep it right here where wall street meets main street. have a great week, everybody. i'll see you again next weekend. >>> strict security. new rules for airline passengers flying to the u.s. starting today. the big changes and who's affected the most. >>> then, terror threats so great the u.s. and great britain close embassies and amplified fear in yemen. >>> and, world's largest. celebrating the biggest skyscraper anywhere. >> you have to give them credit for an engineering feat. >> it's monday, january 4th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i'm not sure engineering feat even adequately describes it. it's more than a half mile tall. they say if you took the sears tower or willis tower and put the hancock center on top of it in chicago als
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i think it is a challenge for all of us. we just have to be conscious of what we put in our bodies and what we do every day. >> any advice as far as the ones who have made that their new year's resolution? >> you know, if they can cut out three things in their diet that they know already are bad for them, whether it is cheese, pizza, ice-cream -- if they can cut those things out, that is the first step. just start walking around the neighborhood. >> i guess on "dr. oz," you will see your before-and-after. so nice meeting you. once again, you can see more on her transformation today on "dr. oz," 2:00 p.m. on a wbal. up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of insta-weather-plus forecast. two little birds wearing a couple little hats. that looks like my windshield... when i made my trip back from phoenix. yeah, that's it. depend brand. for women and men. >> tonight at 5:00, now that the baltimore ravens are headed to the playoffs, the best way to get there, and where you might find a deal. that is tonight at 5:
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for goodness sake, if we're spending taxpayer dollars on this study, why don't we use this to lead us in the right direction, as this bill would authorize, up to $50 million without really knowing the ramifications. our argument on this side, and i think an argument on this side probably resonates better with the american people due to the fiscal health of our country, i think this resonates very, very well today. especially as i alluded to in my earlier remarks, that the president is going to come and speak to a joint session of congress tonight on fiscal responsibility, this is our opportunity on that very day to show some fiscal responsibility by saying no to this bill and waiting for the study to come back. so, madam speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote no on this piece of legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. rahall: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i would close this debate by making the following observations on the allegation that we have heard from the other side. with res
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i think they ought to be used. i am not that sure they would have caught our december -- stopped that incident. in other words, people have said to me that even with body imaging, he might have gone through. but in any case, there clearly better than the metal detectors. our adversaries figured out a long time ago they have got to do something other than metal in order to cause problems. >> our biggest defense is not technology in that area. it is technology in identifying bad people that should not get visas and get into this country. as you know, when you go to these centers, you can see that every person is getting on an airplane at that time heading toward the united states. that is probably the moment the best -- that is probably the best defense we have. the christmas day brombomber should have been on the no-fly list. i am for any technology we can have to recognize this. our enemies will be trying to get through our technology, and at the same time we have to upgrade our technologies. i think we should do t
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analyze that for us. guest: when people start coming -- when people start feeling more optimistic they are not coming into the labour market. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we did not get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool did not grow because people are still discouraged. sometimes people just think i will just shovel driveways for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gasoline is so expensive, i don't want to go driving around looking for work. host: those factors actually affect the national economy? guest: it helps hold down the unemployment rate so we have a better looking number, but when you talk about how many millions of people are unemployed working short hours not getting bonuses, but it all together and it is a grim picture. it is an ongoing problem the administration has to address. nearly two years while it lost 16,000 more than the previously estimated in october. guest: in is back to what i said. these things can bounce around. so we thought that in november, if i'
analyze that for us. guest: when people start coming -- when people start feeling more optimistic they are not coming into the labour market. even though we lost 85,000 jobs we did not get a higher unemployment rate because the job pool did not grow because people are still discouraged. sometimes people just think i will just shovel driveways for the winter. i don't feel like leaving the house. gasoline is so expensive, i don't want to go driving around looking for work. host: those factors...
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but i'm very happy to see how the world is with us, is helping us. >> larry: it's easy to see how haitians may have wondered if anyone heard their cries if anyone was going to help them. well, the world was listening and responded. >> one thing that really stands out to me is when we tagged along with the world food program when they were handing out these high energy bis kits and water purifcation tablets. we get down to the area where they're going to hand out all this stuff. for a while it was a little orderly. then you just -- people started just pushing, pushing and shoving. a lot of people starting to push and shove their way, trying to get up to where the food is. and before a couple seconds went by, you are seeing women getting pushed out of the way. people are reaching into the truck grabbing it out of the truck. the people in the truck now had to pull the flaps down. they were trying to hand it out through the flap. even after that, they were reaching in and just a few people, the majority of people were fine. but just a few people got completely out of hand and what i noticed wa
but i'm very happy to see how the world is with us, is helping us. >> larry: it's easy to see how haitians may have wondered if anyone heard their cries if anyone was going to help them. well, the world was listening and responded. >> one thing that really stands out to me is when we tagged along with the world food program when they were handing out these high energy bis kits and water purifcation tablets. we get down to the area where they're going to hand out all this stuff. for...
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no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we're putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor? it is partly because actually if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the number of things -- spending programs, tax programs -- they stand over time can solve this problem -- phased in over time can solve this problem. this is not unique to us. we have an aging population and the rising cost of medical care. our medical commitments and our pension commitments will grow faster than the economy and faster than taxes at any feasible rate of taxation. we have to do something about this, but the japanese have a worse problem. they are raging faster than we are. the europeans are aging faster than we are, and many of them have taken drastic steps. we have not had to face this problem because we were lucky. we could borrow in the world's currencies. people were willing to lend
no one would lend it to us. the interest rates we would have to pay would sink our economy and mean that we're putting most of our tax dollars into debt service. why am i confident that we might succeed in this endeavor? it is partly because actually if you look at what needs to be changed, rather small changes in the number of things -- spending programs, tax programs -- they stand over time can solve this problem -- phased in over time can solve this problem. this is not unique to us. we have...
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>> i think we do. >> warner: or is that actually very useful. >> it is useful. but at times it become it's the end-all, be-all, almost as if we want to declare an victory if we get one, twoo three individuals that will not give us victory it is important how we define victory and for me that is creating stability and in an areas where these people can't thrive and grow. if you are fighting a counterinsurgency you have to deny the population to the enemy. and that becomes the most important part. not just securing the population, but denying their support and goodwill. >> warner: you describe it almost like a cancer that then sprouts up, takes root in other areas. >> it is like a cancer. >> woodruff: . >> warner: where is another area we are not paying enough attention to. >> it is hard to anticipate. i could see sub sahhar ran africa becoming a problem. we are paying tension but it becomes a resource issue. the intelligence community doesn't have the resources to hit everything with the full trening it wants to, we are commited with afghanistan and pakistan. we
>> i think we do. >> warner: or is that actually very useful. >> it is useful. but at times it become it's the end-all, be-all, almost as if we want to declare an victory if we get one, twoo three individuals that will not give us victory it is important how we define victory and for me that is creating stability and in an areas where these people can't thrive and grow. if you are fighting a counterinsurgency you have to deny the population to the enemy. and that becomes the...
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they did not give us the clarity we needed to know who the individual was there were using. we need to make sure this never happens again. host: that from john brennan on a sunday morning programs. on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that would include john brennan, homeland security secretary and other members of his homeland security team. what questions do think he will be asking? what questions did john brennan not answer today? >> the first step is to get preliminary findings. there is no reporting out there right now about what the evaluation is. the next step is going to be what are the recommendations for fixing this? what we have to do to correct this system of people accountable within the administration? as far as john browning, i would go back to the one question that he did not answer that i think would be to the satisfaction of everyone. it was a why not label him an enemy combat? i think there would be dissatisfaction with some of his answers. for instance, about the idea of we might still send people to get in from -- yemen from guantanamo. host: the
they did not give us the clarity we needed to know who the individual was there were using. we need to make sure this never happens again. host: that from john brennan on a sunday morning programs. on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that would include john brennan, homeland security secretary and other members of his homeland security team. what questions do think he will be asking? what questions did john brennan not answer today? >> the first step is to get preliminary...
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they just want us to solve problems. they want us to work on the things that they see right in front of them in their lives on the unemployment problem, on the-- yes, the cost of health care . on the cost of educating kids, on the mortgage crisis, and so on. that's where we're going to focus our time. and our attitude is, if you do the work, if you do the hard work of advocating for the american people and solving problems, that they will respond. >> ifill: david axelrod, senior varies to president >> lehrer: and to shields and brooks. syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times" columnist david brooks. mark, how would you state the importance of this speech tonight? >> i think it's important, jim. i think it's a little bit of a recovery and rescue mission on the part of the president. he's definitely had a rough patch, and since massachusetts has been a spiraling loss of confidence in his own party, both sort of skeptical, doubtful about his administration, and maybe the course, and its ability to stay to cour
they just want us to solve problems. they want us to work on the things that they see right in front of them in their lives on the unemployment problem, on the-- yes, the cost of health care . on the cost of educating kids, on the mortgage crisis, and so on. that's where we're going to focus our time. and our attitude is, if you do the work, if you do the hard work of advocating for the american people and solving problems, that they will respond. >> ifill: david axelrod, senior varies to...
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that is a mistake that will haunt us for a long time. it cost us a lot of blood and treasury. and ends up with a country that we say is democratic and -- this is a country now where christians are being persecuted on christmas. >> can i disagree on the leading story of the decade? i think it's not that we went around starting wars gratuitously. it is that we on september 11th, the holiday from history which was 1990 in which we imagined that all the great struggles of the world were over, ended, and we discovered that we had an enemy in the world who had been working against us, we had ignored it in the 1990's, and that struggle which is now going to be with us for a generation, not our invention, it's the invention of our enemies, is the story of our time. >> i think it was the decade that concerned the tragic year of history. we came into this decade with talking about his roll and all that. and then all sorts of surprising stuff started going on. the lesson is that you got to keep going, anyway. endless eternal war, we got economic problems but you got to just keep chipping
that is a mistake that will haunt us for a long time. it cost us a lot of blood and treasury. and ends up with a country that we say is democratic and -- this is a country now where christians are being persecuted on christmas. >> can i disagree on the leading story of the decade? i think it's not that we went around starting wars gratuitously. it is that we on september 11th, the holiday from history which was 1990 in which we imagined that all the great struggles of the world were over,...
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we had some cases that did not give us the clarity to know who it was. what we need is to make sure it never happens again. >> that's john brennan on the sunday morning program. and tim, on tuesday the president will hold a meeting that will include mr. brennan, the national security team and homeland security team. what questions do you think he will ask and what questions was john brennan not able to answer today? >> if you look at how the president wants there to work in his own internal reviews. preliminary findings, and he's got those. no reporting of what his evaluation is. but the next step is what are the recommendations to fix this, what do we need to do to correct the system or hold people accountable in the administration. as far as brennan, i would go back to the one question that was not answered in the way, why not enemy combatant. otherwise he answer every question. i think there will be something about the answers, like the idea that we may still send people to yemen from guantanamo, and that's a different question. >> pam, another issue
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killed more than 3000 people and is plotting to kill us again -- attack us again. we have made progress. the al qaeda leadership has been damaged. we have worked closely with yemen to live like major blows against leaders. we have saved american lives. we know that the vast majority of muslims reject al qaeda. it is clear that al qaeda increase in six to recruit individuals without known terrorist affiliations in the middle east and africa and other places to do their bidding. that is why i have directed my national security team to develop a strategy that addresses the unique challenges. we must communicate clearly to moslems round the world that al qaeda offers nothing against a backdrop division of misery and death, including the murder of fellow muslims. to advance that progress, we seek new beginnings with muslim communities around the world. we will engage in mutual interest and respect to work together to fulfill the aspirations that all people share to get an education, to work with dignity, to work in peace and security. that is what america believes in. t
killed more than 3000 people and is plotting to kill us again -- attack us again. we have made progress. the al qaeda leadership has been damaged. we have worked closely with yemen to live like major blows against leaders. we have saved american lives. we know that the vast majority of muslims reject al qaeda. it is clear that al qaeda increase in six to recruit individuals without known terrorist affiliations in the middle east and africa and other places to do their bidding. that is why i...
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in 2010, it could be inflation. >> stay with us. coming up -- zuma prepares to marry his third wife. we find t how south africans feel about polygamous marriage. and how love and on is experiencing a fashion renaissance. >> bbc has obtained evidence that computer software may have caused the loss of a helicopter and southwestern scotland in 1994. the aircraft -- it found the pilots guilty of gross negligence. >> june 1994, a helicopter crashed. all 29 people on board were killed. it was determined that the helicopter was serviceable and there were the. they found the pilots guilty of gross negligence. now an internal document proves there were no serious concerns and warnings over the engine control computer software. it describes it as positively dangerous, the density of deficiencies is so high that the software is unintelligible. the pilot's control of the engines cannot be assured. this evidence was not included in the original inquiry. at the time of the crash, the test pilot was ordered to stop helping with the air accident in
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both are joining us from their home states. thanks for being with us. let me start with you, senator demint. your reaction, please, to john brennan. he seemed to say that this was a failure of human error, not turf. >> i was concerned before i heard him talk and i think i'm a little more alarmed because he seems to have a hard time saying that this is an act of terror, that ft. hood was an act of terror, that the christmas day bomber was an act of terror, and unless we're willing to recognize this as a global war in many cases against the united states, i'm afraid we'll fail to take the actions that we need to. the most important point now is that this threat is real. and we need to make some very real changes from the last administration, from this administration, we need to get the politics out of it and focus on security. but i was concerned that he would not give you direct answers particularly about whether these were acts of terror or not. >> senator mccaskill, we also spoke about the prisoners in guantanamo. and half of those 90 prisoners are now
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that got us here in the first place. i call upon my friends across the aisle to join us in passing this measure. this should not be a partisan issue, madam president. well have keep this nation on the road to economic recovery, and we do not extend this debt ceiling, what would the consequences to the american people be? it is essential that we get the extension of this debt ceiling and that we do pass this legislation and that we be responsible as we go forward in our programs and policies of spending so that we will not have to be back here time and time again talking about we're going to raise the debt ceiling. we must get it under control at this time because if we don't, the catastrophe could be overwhelming. and we may not even recover from it. thank you,nd i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i ask consent that further oceedings der the quor
that got us here in the first place. i call upon my friends across the aisle to join us in passing this measure. this should not be a partisan issue, madam president. well have keep this nation on the road to economic recovery, and we do not extend this debt ceiling, what would the consequences to the american people be? it is essential that we get the extension of this debt ceiling and that we do pass this legislation and that we be responsible as we go forward in our programs and policies of...
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that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we have a package of care that is smarter and less costly? host: i want to show you a few of the headlines regarding healthcare in the morning newspapers today. from "the washington times," "pelosi sees democrats close on health care." stories about the use of the excise tax on high-cost insurance, the difference between the house and senate. nework times," "obama cost insurance." in "the washington "experts remain skeptical of taxing health benefits." finally come in "the wall street journal," it david wessel writes ab
that is new to us. that is something of a surprise, but it is the way we have to move in the future. the fascinating thing to me is that as the incentives of the health reform package are moving through an materializing and people are seeing what they are, for the first time i'm hearing that the conversations in our conference rooms in meetings where we say, ok, how could we as large groups of people, surgeons working with anesthesiologists, primary physicians and others, make it so that we...
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we means all of us out there. glenn: i know this is a really tough time for charity, tough time for you. i want to introduce you to the huntsman cancer institute. i want to show you some pieces of this. you have never been in a hospital like this. it isn't a hospital. i mean, every time i have been in a hospital, i have thought, man, can't they treat this as huntsman? because this is state of the art, but it is the attitude of the people there that makes it so different. i want to introduce you to what this place is, what it does, what it is like, and jon's commitment to it, in a second. cheer clear when you have a drug or alcohol problem, your world stops making sense. you can get help for yourself and make sense of life again. for information, tdd: 800-487-4889. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. my joints ache so bad, i wake up in pain every day. i want to know why. i want to know why my hair is falling out. how did this happen? how did this happen? a little pain in my knee. tha
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when these things happen, it fires all of us -- inspires all of us to ask what can we do to better safeguard lives of our children? >> reporter: the governor tells eyewitness news that he thinks lawmakers will debate similar bills like similar to this crime. when a child sex offender serves his full sentence, the state can do no more. there is talk to use civil laws to prove a person still dangerous to children. the head of the non-profit that advocates against child sex abuse says laws are important, but family members who educate their family the best protection. >> often times we know that people who know the child pose the greatest risk. >> reporter: two years ago, maryland passed jessica's law which requires 25-year sentences for child sex offenders. but good prisoners get good credits and get out early. >> i would be willing to sign a bill, but it would not have prevented this case. >> reporter: civil commitments of sex offenders after they have finish their sentences is not inexpensive. lawmakers will have decide if it is worth the cost. back to you. >> thank you. the supreme court ha
when these things happen, it fires all of us -- inspires all of us to ask what can we do to better safeguard lives of our children? >> reporter: the governor tells eyewitness news that he thinks lawmakers will debate similar bills like similar to this crime. when a child sex offender serves his full sentence, the state can do no more. there is talk to use civil laws to prove a person still dangerous to children. the head of the non-profit that advocates against child sex abuse says laws...
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afghans, arabs, coming at us. and so we begin to look for them and they were coming from different places. they were lighter skinned north africans from morocco and tunisia. now we've seen an african coming at us. an african from nigeria. one of the things that scarce our intelligence -- scares our intelligence community the most is there are at least 30 german converts to islam who are believed to have moved to the tribal areas of pakistan and may be undergoing training now who will come at us, looking nothing like what we expect. chris: why are they doing these clever mind tricks to get around our thinking? what do they want -- >> they want to hit us. chris: what do they want us to do in the short run? >> because they've seen from 9-11 that attacks on the united states destabilize us. they rock us more than they might have thought. and look, we're still recovering from the 9-11 attacks. and they want to get in and do it again. our great fear, the fear in the intelligence community is they'll come at us with weap
afghans, arabs, coming at us. and so we begin to look for them and they were coming from different places. they were lighter skinned north africans from morocco and tunisia. now we've seen an african coming at us. an african from nigeria. one of the things that scarce our intelligence -- scares our intelligence community the most is there are at least 30 german converts to islam who are believed to have moved to the tribal areas of pakistan and may be undergoing training now who will come at...
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against us. the odds are always in the terrorist favor. there is no question about that. that said, it seems to me that does not and shouldn't be used to prevent failures. one of the additional things to me that seems is commendable about the president's response to this which it doesn't say in the beginning is unlike the typical government response or maybe i did say it but it is worth underscoring hear the president in contrast to the initial statement on secretary napolitano's part which she said was misconstrued and i take her at her word wishes of the system works the president's consistent saying the system failed and was a catastrophic failure particularly catastrophic failure and there were doubts the could have been connected and should have been connected that were not just clear in hindsight but were clear at the time just a couple of quick examples of that and to mention one in particular paul mentioned, the nsa intercepts that a nigerian was being prepared for attacks in the united s
against us. the odds are always in the terrorist favor. there is no question about that. that said, it seems to me that does not and shouldn't be used to prevent failures. one of the additional things to me that seems is commendable about the president's response to this which it doesn't say in the beginning is unlike the typical government response or maybe i did say it but it is worth underscoring hear the president in contrast to the initial statement on secretary napolitano's part which she...
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that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." how far do you think the ravens will go in the playoffs? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the city has marked its first homicide for 2010. but believe it or not it could be a sign their plan is working. police say an unidentified man was shot shortly after 3:00 yesterday afternoon in the 2300 block. he was pronounced dead at the scene. at this time police have no suspect or motive. the murder comes on the third day of the new year compared to this time last year when four homicides had already been recorded. and a programming note. coming up in our 6:00 hour, the police commissioner fred bealefeld will join us to talk about the department's plans for 2010 and the city's push for tougher punishments of so-called bad guys with guns. that's coming up at 6:45. police need your help figuring out how and why the body of a baltimore man was found on northbound i-895. police say the victim, 23-year-old christian peralta of high land avenue was found yesterday morning
that brings us to our "watercooler question of the day." how far do you think the ravens will go in the playoffs? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the city has marked its first homicide for 2010. but believe it or not it could be a sign their plan is working. police say an unidentified man was shot shortly after 3:00 yesterday afternoon in the 2300 block. he was pronounced dead at the scene. at this time police have no suspect or motive. the murder...
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use fox 45's powerful doppler radar to track coming storms. the tool let you see when rain or snow will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. >>> if you think it's cold here, the mercurry hits minus 20 in the state of minnesota. doctors say frigid conditions obviously can cause frostbite fast. they say while they are used to these conscience, they're not list susceptible to frostbite. >> whether they're out walking, talking their pets for a walk, out for sporting events, watching or participating. whether they are homeless and spend a lot of time on the streets. >> this frigid weather is expected to continue through the week in the state of minnesota. most parts, anyway. cold temperatures in the state of florida meantime are causing concern for this year's crops. orange grove owners pray the cold front keeps on moving out of there. forecasters are calling for freezing temperatures this evening. the coldest it has been there in decades. farmers say it takes four hours of really cold temperatures to ruin the orange crop
use fox 45's powerful doppler radar to track coming storms. the tool let you see when rain or snow will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. >>> if you think it's cold here, the mercurry hits minus 20 in the state of minnesota. doctors say frigid conditions obviously can cause frostbite fast. they say while they are used to these conscience, they're not list susceptible to frostbite. >> whether they're out walking, talking their pets for a walk, out for...
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for the rest of us, the wind advisory overnight. set to expire at 4:00 in the morning, but i have a feeling they will extend it into the daytime hours. it will be cold and blustery, daytime highs on late in the low 30's, wind chill factor in the upper tween -- upper teens, low 20's. 18-23 degrees, the wind out of the northwest. we warm-up just a few degrees, 32 in the afternoon. sunshine will not make it feel better, the wind out of the northwest at 20-30, would not be surprised if we have localized wind gusts of 35 40 miles per hour. temperatures will warm just a tiny bit on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. mid 30's. nighttime lows in the upper teens, low 20's. >> very cold. >>> up next, meet a maryland baby already making news. >>> a maryland newborn may be the first newborn of the new decade. a levee at ellen was delivered -- olivia ellen was delivered four seconds after midnight. her doctor asked her to hold off on delivering. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >> filber
for the rest of us, the wind advisory overnight. set to expire at 4:00 in the morning, but i have a feeling they will extend it into the daytime hours. it will be cold and blustery, daytime highs on late in the low 30's, wind chill factor in the upper tween -- upper teens, low 20's. 18-23 degrees, the wind out of the northwest. we warm-up just a few degrees, 32 in the afternoon. sunshine will not make it feel better, the wind out of the northwest at 20-30, would not be surprised if we have...
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you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable bright guy. i do not think he has those qualities of character. i do not mean to say that he has no character at all that americans look to have as their president. i think obama for all the mistakes he has made, has proved that people have a deep sense of comfort up and we did with him as a person. biden is more of a hyperactive person. -- deep sense of comfort with him, as a person. host: franklin, new hampshire. caller: mr. traub i know you denounced the history of vice- president cheney, and you believe that he was just awful. if you would be kind e
you can send us an e-mail or tweet us at . next phone call. caller: i think our president is doing very well. if we wanted joe biden as president, he would be president. i like the idea that our president is intelligent. he is not a puppet, like the last eight years. i think he is doing what he is supposed to be doing. host: james traub? guest: i guess i would agree in general. he believes he could be a good president. i believe this is almost a desirable alternative. he is a very knowledgeable...
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so i used that as well. but finding appropriate judicial collars turned out to be quite a task. >> our cameras have visited the robing room. knowing that the court is full of conditions, can you tell us what the procedure is like? >> on the days of oral argument, a bell or buzzer is sounded. it reminds you that, in 10 minutes, you are supposed to be on the bench. at that point, you need to go down to the robing room and get your robe on and be ready to go into the courtroom at the appointed hour. chief justices do not like to be late, as you can imagine. the robing room has a number of narrow little sections of the larger cabinet in which the justices' robes are hung and your judicial collars, if you have one, could be on the shelf. there are attendants. you can pick up the robe that you are going to put on that day. they will help you into the robe and you get it fastened in front. . . >> are you asking him will ask questions? >> you walk into the conference room and you put your rove on and you shake every
so i used that as well. but finding appropriate judicial collars turned out to be quite a task. >> our cameras have visited the robing room. knowing that the court is full of conditions, can you tell us what the procedure is like? >> on the days of oral argument, a bell or buzzer is sounded. it reminds you that, in 10 minutes, you are supposed to be on the bench. at that point, you need to go down to the robing room and get your robe on and be ready to go into the courtroom at the...
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none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i think people get the little they afraid of that. can you keep a meaningful benefit and keep it solvent long term? that is what we want. adverse selection, you are going to cover everybody? we are going to have episcopal big enough to enjoy that. we do not have the overnight -- overhead cost for this. there are things that you do not need to do. it attracts the middle-class population because we had the financing peace. we had to get the money for the premium. one population is kids in college. one was to make sure we do so
none of us know about it. until you do it, you will not know the types of the variables that will matter. a lot of focus on the financing model, we wonder what that is about. if you get below the financing and talk about what that 24 hours is like for an individual or what it is like for that individual who significantly has something on the autism spectrum. what is it like for them when they cannot get a fair cuts. when you get below the financing, you have to think about what it is like. i...
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thanyou for being with us. tell u overall, your take on the presidt's proposals today. >> i wanted to sayhat was a fainating interview. i appreciated so of the questions thatou posited and the lack of answers onhe other side oit. and one other coent-- i was thinking, your lead-in to e story talked about theact that thstock market tanked today. you know, when the formefed chairman was in,lan greenspan was in, there was a ying back in those days calledhe greenspan put. any time the f chairman said something, thearket saw that as goonews and took off. we have just the opposite th th administration. y time this administration comes out and says somethi about what they plan to don thfuture, the market tanks. and it tanks n only for wall stet but for the rest of america well. i think that's very teing as whether wherethis administrati is going to bring us with wall street d well. woodruff: what do you think the tanking ofhe market represts? who do you think is taing? >> i think it's responding t what the ainistration
thanyou for being with us. tell u overall, your take on the presidt's proposals today. >> i wanted to sayhat was a fainating interview. i appreciated so of the questions thatou posited and the lack of answers onhe other side oit. and one other coent-- i was thinking, your lead-in to e story talked about theact that thstock market tanked today. you know, when the formefed chairman was in,lan greenspan was in, there was a ying back in those days calledhe greenspan put. any time the f...